For those who read my last post (or looked / got outside in Vancouver), you’ll know cherry blossom season is in full swing! However, today, I’ve decided to throw it back to the cozier rainy days and copious pours of hot Lava(zza) via a Ceramic Lab unboxing…

April Showers bring Vancouver Cherry Blossoms, and let me tell you, I’m quite literally here for it. Of course I’m still a Summer girl through and through, but I do appreciate the rain and all the beauty that exists because of it. All too often the down pours are the talk of the city, leaving less conversation for the blooms. With that said, I figured I’d dedicate this post to what cherry blossom season in Vancouver is really like, including some interesting facts…

Last night I set my alarm for 6:45am, so I could start my skin-care routine early. Next thing you know, daylight savings time kicks in and I find myself the hitting snooze button for an hour. Needless to say, I woke up feeling rushed. As much as I wanted my skin-care and make-up done, etc. I had little ones to attend to and somewhere I needed to be, so it just didn’t happen. Now while this may seem kind of absolutely fucking ridiculous, this was the first time I truly felt content leaving the house without my make-up on — the first time I hit the snooze button on unrealistic beauty standards…

Sure, commercial holidays are cute and all, but have you ever gifted someone something just because?…

While most people are counting down the hours until New Years, I’m counting down the days until Summer. And while some people wish it was Christmas all year ‘round, (full disclaimer), I am NOT one of those people. Lol. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas, just not Winter. Mostly because the feeling of being cold infuriates me, but never quite enough to warm me up. If you know, you know. Throw in some seasonal depression with a side of raincouver weather, and you’ll be a seeing yourself next Tuesday (or something like that)…

Does anyone else find themselves developing new recipes as the colder seasons begin to develop? To be honest, the most difficult part about adjusting to the cold (for me) is the initial transition from Summer to Autumn. Warm cake seems to help with the adjustment though. I mean, what doesn’t cake help with?…

It’s been a little over a month since the girls got back into their learning routine, and I figured I would share some of my favourite “back to (home) school” finds from last year, that have carried on to this year…

In my taking care of ME era, because as Kate Hudson once said, “The irony is that when we take care of ourselves first, we are in a much stronger place to take care of those we love.”…

Last weekend, I made homemade cake pops for the second time in my life, using my classic vanilla cake recipe. I was going for a late 70’s disco ball vibe, but they turned out far from perfect. Let’s just say there are some definite learning curves when working with candy melts… Not shown here are the amount of cake pops that fell apart in the process. I guess it’s a good thing I accidentally doubled my recipe…

Over the last week, I’ve been wearing my new “birch” and rose gold ring sling by Kyte Baby, and so far, I’m loving it…

A little self-cafe can go a long way, especially on a Sunday, when I want to sleep in, but can’t, because it takes nearly an hour to drive to Church and “the man upstairs” isn’t waiting. So for a touch of motivation, I decided I would do a VANITY PLANET unboxing, Rose Gold Edition…

This year, I decided it wasn’t my birthday until I got my free drink from my favourite Starbs and customized it like the annoying little Starbucks loving b*tch I am. And to celebrate one week into 31, I’m going to share what I ordered (with an extra side of dessert)…

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It’s been just over a month since we brought our newest addition home (the baby, not the bag), and I’m suddenly feeling inspired to write my first post as a mother of 3…

Today’s post is going to be short and sweet (for once in my life). That’s because this particular recipe has already been posted on the blog under “Classic Vanilla Cake” and “Hand Whipped Vanilla Buttercream”. Only this time around, I doubled the ingredients to create four layers for my daughters’ birthday, and used a Kitchen Aid mixer to give my hands a break. I more so just wanted to take this time to share the finishing touches that make this cake unique from the original recipe — more layers, more colours, and a little dash of cake decor to top it all off…

On this week’s blog post, you can have your cake and wear it too (apparently)…

Long story, short, I went to my local Shoppers to pick up some shampoo to wash the actual cake I got in my hair today, and came back with some yummy non-edible treats from Cake Beauty. And well, I just couldn’t help but share, because if this isn’t dessert for the skin, then I don’t know what is. All their products are made with natural ingredients and are free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, and talc, which is a definite plus…

I have no idea where April went, but I found some left-over mini eggs in the fridge today... So to celebrate another month of Spring and a great week of working out, because balance, I figured I would make some (𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓) 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒆𝒔 with my daughters. However, it wouldn’t be complete without some “𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒔” 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒚𝒓𝒖𝒑…

⁣In less than a month I’ll be a mom of 3, and while I got my hydration down, I figured I’d “get back into shape”, starting now. To be honest, I haven’t had a regular workout routine since my concussion back in September, and when my pregnancy was confirmed shortly after, followed by lots of morning sickness, I kind of just put exercise on the back burner. Unless you count chasing my kids around and taking the stairs over the elevator…

Dyeing and/or colouring eggs was always an Easter tradition growing up. I still have vivid memories of my mom setting out the ceramic bowls, as we eagerly waited for the colours to fill them. As I got older, the tradition slowly faded, but now that I have children of my own, I figured I’d bring it back to life…

What looks like whipped cream, smells like buttercream, but isn’t edible? Various products from TRULY BEAUTY (obviously)…

Are you a fan of ASMR, or not so much? For me, it highly depends on what I’m listening to. Some sounds under the mic make me cringe with anxiety and want to throw-up, while others put me into a complete state of tranquility…